Wed, Mar 06
|Saint Albans City
Winter Farm Meeting
The Friends of Northern Lake Champlain will co-host a gathering with the UVM Extension Soil Health Team and the Farmer's Watershed Alliance. We'll be sharing results from water quality monitoring along the Rock River tributaries and updating folks about financial opportunities for Vermont farms.
Time & Location
Mar 06, 2024, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Saint Albans City, 100 Parah Dr, St Albans City, VT 05478, USA
About the event
Join UVM Extension, Farmer’s Watershed Alliance (FWA), and Friends of Northern Lake Champlain (FNLC) to learn about current programs, research, and other water quality related projects. Topic highlights include: Updates on precision sustainable agriculture, Discovery Acres, Rock River Sub Watershed Assessment, and other water quality monitoring program. We will also hear program updates from state and federal agencies including USDA NRCS, ANR, VAAFM, and FSA.Free Event.
Please pre-register by March 1st at https://go.uvm.edu/2024winterfarmmeeting or call Susan at 802-524-6501, email Susan.brouillette@uvm.edu.
Click here to view the meeting flyer.
Our agenda for the day:
9:45 a.m. Arrive at the American Legion
10:00 a.m. Welcome
10:15 a.m. Rock River Sub Watershed Assessment, 2023 Phosphorus loading results
10:35 a.m. FWA project updates
11:00 a.m. Updates from State and Federal Agencies including Julie Moore, Secretary of ANR and John Roberts, State Executive Director of the USDA FSA
12:00 p.m. Free Lunch, catered by The Clean Spoon
1:00 p.m. UVM updates including Discovery Acres, Precision Ag, and Soil Health Research. Water Quality and
Custom Applicator credit hours will be available.